Owners of Block Brewing Co.’s new Brighton location are ramping up to open at 1840 S. Old U.S. 23 in Brighton Township, and they are looking for wait staff, cooks, bartenders, hosts and management.

The new Brighton-area location is the former Memories Restaurant & Lounge, a club that operated in the building until it closed several years ago. The building has been vacant for several years.

Block Brewing Co. is owned by Keith and Ebony Koch and Mike and Kirstie Magyari. Keith Koch and Mike Magyari said Friday they gutted most of the building but have re-purposed the old bar. They said they are not releasing other details on the new location, other than to confirm they are hiring, until they get closer to opening. A sign out front says people interested in working at the new location can apply in person from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Kochs and Magyaris opened the first Block Brewing, 1140 S. Michigan Ave. in Howell, in 2014. The restaurant and event space features a bar and a variety of beers crafted in their microbrewery by brewer and namesake Tom Block, as well as conference and event rooms.

The company posted on its Facebook page Thursday that the opening date "will depend on how well hiring and training work."

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Block Brewing Co. is hiring staff for a new location in Brighton Township, seen in this photograph taken Friday, Sept. 22, 2017.(Photo: JENNIFER EBERBACH/LIVINGSTON DAILY)

The building is smaller than the Howell location and features a restaurant area with a bar, two outdoor patios and room for private events in the back. Wooden walls are covered in large, colorful advertising signage. Tables, chairs and booths have been installed, as of Friday. The kitchen and bar were not yet fully stocked.

"The Howell location is just happy," Fenton resident Trevor Ball said when he stopped into the new location Friday to fill out a job application to work in the kitchen. "It's 'Come on in. Have a beer. Have some food.' Happy times. That's what it reminds me of."

Ball said he worked years ago at Memories.

"Memories was more of a party scene than a family eatery. I think this would be a little more up people's alley. It was more of a club trying to attract the club scene, and they did," Ball said. "Hopefully this place is a little different."

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